Hola mi Familia y mi amigos!
I cant believe how fast this week
went by compared to the first week! It is already Christmas again... I really
enjoy having Christmas every week here in the MTC. Aaaaand this week only felt
like a month instead of a full year, ha ha.
well here is the run down of how the
week went!
Friday: Twas a great and relaxing
P-day of only three hours of classes instead of nine!
i have realized how needed these days
of rest are because of all the work that is done here. The only sad part of the
day was that I walked all the way up to the temple in my suit in 90 degree
weather fro nothing because I forgot my temple recommend. Oh well I’ll never
make that mistake again. Another great day at the MTC
Saturday: Classes, classes, and more
classes but we have Sunday to look forward to so we make it through the day! I
have been going on splits with Elder Brown in my district a lot during study
time because my companion cannot focus very well and neither does Elder Brown’s
so we go out in the hall and practice Spanish and find scriptures that are good
to use in lessons. I accidently stayed up for the first time past 11 talking to
the out going district about advice and things that they wish they had known
while in the MTC.
Sunday: Sundays are like a spiritual
P-Day... they are really refreshing and recharging and a break from the
repetitive schedule of the MTC. I taught priesthood on how to recognize the
spirit and pretty much preach my gospel has every thing you would want to know
on these things... i am grateful for PMG I don’t know how i would get through
study time with out it. That night for the devotional we had the Nashville
tribute band come and perform and it was really awesome! Music really brings in
the spirit better than pretty much any other thing. After that we watched a
video on the first vision and on the saints in Kirtland! It was super cool
because Kirtland is in my mission and it made me super excited to go out and
serve in the field.
Monday: these days are a days of
goodbye. We had to say goodbye to
the outgoing district and it was sad to see them go. They have been really good
examples and helped to us through out my time here. And which also means we are
the second oldest district now in the zone and we haven’t even been here for
two weeks yet! It was crazy how much more I felt the spirit in my teaching on
this day. My words were a lot more fluent and I could understand most things
they were saying! The gift of tongues is a real thing. It is crazy how much you
learn here in the MTC. Our investigator said he is willing to take the steps
necessary towards baptism now all he needs to do is give up drinking and we are
on our way.
Tuesday: Tuesday’s are another favorite
day because we have the Tuesday night devotionals to look forward to. we are
learning more and more by the day on how to teach and about the language. also,
my companion is in love with one of the Hermanas in our zone and it is super
annoying because during ciclo he just goes out in the hall by their door and
every time their door opens he tries to talk to her and it is funny to watch at
the same time because she has a boyfriend on a mish and she is having none of
it. This is good because maybe this will make him finally learn we are on a mission
to serve the lord not ourselves. Don’t get me wrong he is still a great guy and
loves the gospel he is just super distracted by everything.
Wednesday: We Get a new district in or zone today.. i cant believe it
has only been two weeks and at the same time i cant believe its already been
two weeks. When I saw the new elders I felt for them because they have all
those emotions from the first day... they don’t know what is coming for them..
But they will love it if they are willing to work. My ciclos are getting better
everyday... I put the colored tabs in my scriptures so I know where certain
scriptures are about certain lessons and today it saved my life. My companion
was running out of words in the lesson because he never prepares and I am the one
who always prepares and leads the lessons and he just comes in at the end and
bears his testimony which I am fine with but he needs to learn how to work and
prepare... so right before the lesson when I knew he hadn’t prepared, I felt
that should tell him as me being senior companion that I want him to take
charge this lesson and teach the main points. Yeah, he made it a couple minutes
in doing okay and then he just got lost so I looked at the tabs and found a
scripture on what he was trying to teach and read it so the lesson could go
back on track. I ended up teaching the lesson after that because he turned it
over to me. Oh well, I hope it helped to make him realize how important ciclo
is.
Thursday: We taught three lessons
today in Spanish! And all of them went for about 40 minutes. They all went
really great and one of them committed to baptism in a month right before we
leave. We learned por y para and im pretty sure my brain is still fried the next
day after learning that. I am really happy with the progress I have made and am
making so far.
Friday: Elder Brown and I got splits
approved for the day mostly because our comps don’t want to work out or
anything so it worked out. He is probably my best friend i have made so far and
he has been a great example. Now I am just writing emails and about to go enjoy
the rest of my p-day and the temple :)
Thoughts from the week: El Evangelio
De Jesucristo es muy simple.( the gospel of Jesus Christ is very simple.) if
you have faith and are converted through the Book of Mormon then everything
else will fall into place. No matter what others say about the church it won’t
affect you because you know the book of Mormon is true which then means that
Joseph Smith is a true prophet of God.
Home Sickness is definitely real and
I have it. It is hard being 10 minutes away from my house and friends but I
have learned that through prayer and hard work I don’t have time to think about
it and I can stay happy. Scriptures and the friends that I have made here also
help.
I have actually still lost weight
since coming here which is crazy cause everyone else in my district has gained
like 10 pounds and I saw Zach Harrison the other day and he has gained 15! But
he will just lose it all in the Marshal Islands so its al good.
I still love packages and letters and
I don’t think I will ever not love them :)
I saw Hayden Eyre! Pictures coming
soon.
Also, it is game day for high school
football and I miss football so much but knowing that I am serving the lord
makes me happy.
Funny story: So when I was teaching this
week I accidentally told someone that if they were willing to pray about the
book of Mormon and Joseph Smith with real intent and sincerity that they can
know it in their tie that these thing are true.... i said corbatta instead of
corazon and corbatta means tie and corazon means heart and after that my
companion and the investigator couldn’t stop laughing. Learn and laugh is my
motto here.
Until next Chirstmas ( P-day) Te
Amo
Elder Frandsen
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